Pay. Salary is abysmal, especially during training. I came to the organization with years of experience, most recently in territory sales management and corporate account management for national and regional accounts for a Fortune 50 company. The management team I interviewed with obviously knew this per my resume and the interview process. This is also an entry-level position, so I didn't expect much. But no effort was made to pay commensurate to my experience. When I looked over my offer, I was told "Every rep starts out at this salary." Easily translatable into "We recognize your qualifications and track record, we just aren't going to pay you for them." This could be because my geographical location is economically disparaged and because I had been unemployed for an extended period of time due to said economic hardships, at which point you're clearly taking advantage of someone, also reprehensible. I realize Glassdoor isn't 100% accurate on what to expect in a salary, but I've used it as a measure before and been very successful both in negotiations and prospective jobs that meet my salary requirements. Having said that, my salary offer was $15K less than what Glassdoor reports the average salary for my role is within UniFirst. So, you've been warned on that front. Also, I noticed my pay for one week did not match up to the time sheet I hand signed for that week. There were hours missed during that week on my end due to a doctor's appointment, so yes a correction was required. However, I was not presented with a payroll correction form and my signed time sheet was altered without my knowing or permission. For those of you who aren't aware, that's illegal, hence the requirement for a signature as written acknowledgement of hours worked. There was no structured orientation. Training schedules were handed down by the regional managers, loosely enforced at the branch. Another new hire and I were told to take tests in the curriculum without the aforementioned training under the guise of "Just take them and get them out of the way. They'll tell you what you missed and you can retake it and pass." For someone who has experience, you can probably stumble through and be okay. For someone with no outside sales experience, someone with no knowledge of the industry, you are setting them up to fail and shame on you. There's also a lot of "my way or the highway" attitudes thrown around at the higher levels. I've seen it before, more so with this company. Be aware of that as well if you like to "stand out"; you probably won't be respected for it. Given their dubious business practices, at least at the branch in question (* see altered time slip and "training structure"), along with the fact that they want experience and knowledge without paying commensurately for it...new hires, get experience and go. Seasoned salesmen/account managers, avoid.
